Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-25
"BETTER THAN EVER. Is
So Says Les ding Citizen Who Talks After A
Thorough Investigation Of the City's
Present Condition.

1 a
Thorough Investigation OF the City's
Present Condition.
Yesterday the temperature ranged from
| si1ty-swo to seventy degrees. 1t was pro
| nounced most glorious weather by everyone
With the change from the roasting point to
| the xries many fancied that they could see
| a change in the life and business of The CITY.
The pedestrians go faster, drivers drive
faster, calculations made faster and every
man seems to increase hisd avs work.
In referring to the universal activity
gentleman said. "This increases
in business activity, comes partly from the
fact that 80 many of our leading business
| men are getting buck from their summer
trips. They return refreshed and invigor.
ated and step quickly and act quick. In ad-
dition to that the pleasant weather gives the
boys chance to move. It would not do to
say that Wichita was dead or even slow in
the heated seas n, for such was not the case,
but speeder will run better on good track
than on bad one, SO can the Wichita business
men do more under favorable surroundings
than when it is otherwise"
Beginning with today and keep count for
one year and you will see that Wichita will
increase her business at least SO per cent
There is nota business establishment in the
city tina is not increasing in business. In
response to the favorable outlook nearly
every establishment is increasing its capacity
80 it can do more business 10 response to de-
mand. Add to this the many factories, man
ufactures, wholesale houses, banks and retail
houses that are now making arrangements to
start in business just as soon as possible and
you have an immense business. You
have an immense capacity for
business and an immense demand for
business. Think of this great Increase
Just think Of it. Is it a difficult me- tier to
determine the condition Of the city under
such circumstances Would one conclude
from the outlook that the city will experience
what is called hard times and is so justly ap-
piled to many cities in every state in the
Union! l should say No, and spell it with an
upper case n. There is not a city in the
world hat ever in its history had better
outlook than Wichita"
ASIDE from the actual state OF affairs here
we will look for an amount to outside iDflu-
ences. In my trip through the east l made
it point to feel the public pulse concerning
Wichita In fact it was not a difficult
task Naturally they very soon
would find out where l was from and would
begin to inquire of the city. That set them
to talking, and l could find out in turn their
opinion. | also many times would hear some
fellows talking of the west, and they would
invariably soon commence discussing Wich-
ia. That, think, gave me better chance
20 learn what is really thought concerning
he city than any other way. | never heard
single man tho had lost confidence in the
own, nor a man who has not today more
confidence than ever before. Many of conrse
lad been here, and the rest had heard some |
me talk of the city, and had in that way |
,alned some meager information. |
hey all would conclude that |
Wichita was already the business city Of the
tate and would continue to grow until its
BUSINESS would place it among the leading
tiles Of the west from commercial and
manu- acturing point Of view. This increas-
ng of the faith in Wi, hit in the east is an
ther very potent factor to be taken into
in balancing up Wichita's
prospects, That will serve as an account
rom which to draw in the future. That in
ures many mora business establishments to
'e put up in Wichita in the coming year.
he future is not dark but as clear as the
asst More business establishments will be
tarted in this city during the coming year
hat are now unheard of than on any
ear previous. 1t is but fair to prefume 80
vhen we take everything into consideration.
IS the city is now more widely and more
avorably known than ever i5 is but reason
BILE to suppose that more business men will |
ONE here and start in business"
81 don't know that the men who have the
reatest love for the city and long for its
uture prosperity want another real estate
he town as soon as making bundle, of
curse can be heard trying to talk real estate
DOM. Men Of the city smile at the present
usiness boom and say this is just what we
7ant. There is consi cradle difference be
ween business boom and real estate
oom The one helps city and the other
clips CURRIERS' and the riffrafP at the expense
robably of the city's future. No, let US
ave more Wichita Of the same kind as we
ave now continuance in increase in
usiness and values of real estate will take